PLEDGE to NOT Text and Drive: It Can Wait ~ Try the DriveMode App

There is someone in my life who texts a lot. She texts a lot while she is driving and this really scares me! Everyone close to her has asked her to put down her phone several times and for a while, she usually does but then she goes back to her texting while driving ways.

Did you know that Texting While Driving causes 1.6 million accidents per year, 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY and Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents?

Texting While Driving is about 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated and in fact, is the same as driving after 4 beers plus is the number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers.

Texting While Driving means you are 23X more likely to crash, is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time, takes place by 800,000 drivers at any given time across the country and slows your brake reaction speed by 18% – HumanFactors & Ergonomics Society

AT&T has started the It Can Wait campaign. The It Can Wait campaign aims to save lives while at the same time teaching people to put down their phones!

IT CAN WAIT

The It Can Wait movement has two main goals: 1) reduce the number of automobile crashes caused by texting while driving, and 2) spur advocacy to show that texting and driving is as dangerous as drinking and driving. AT&T, garnered the support from 1,500-plus organizations (up from 160 the previous year), enlisted celebrity help, created a moving documentary and engaged audiences via social media (#ItCanWait). And these efforts may be making an impact.

WHAT IS DRIVEMODE FROM AT&T

AT&T’s app designed to prevent texting while driving, DriveMode, used to only be available for Android devices. However, AT&T announced last month that it’s now available for iOS, making it the first free no-texting-while-driving application for iPhone that’s offered by a major U.S. wireless carrier. To learn how to use the DriveMode app, check out this video.

We all know about the dangers of texting while driving yet many continue to do it anyway. Download the app today!

I didn’t know these statistics. This is pretty scary stuff. I have never texted while in my car. I know my kids would never do something like this. I feel all parents who have teen drivers should have a talk with them about it.

I will never understand why some feel the need to text while driving. Countless of accidents and lost lives have occurred because of this! I feel like if someone needs to text that bad that they can at least have the courtesy to pull over somewhere and do that. 🙁

This might sound crazy, but I might be the only person in the world that does not have a cell phone, neither does my daughter. My husband has one, but he does not text. But this app would be good for some friends I know.

I don’t text and drive – but one of our neighbors’ teenage friend was driving up the mountain (very curvy) and fast – and texting – she totaled her car – she came out ok – so scary – I’ll check into the app just to know about it! Thank you

Texting while driving is such a terrible, and deadly habit. And as a parent with a teen driver, it’s even more important that I model the behavior that I want him to have. I don’t even have my phone out or near me while I’m behind the wheel.

I think it would be great if all carriers created an app like this. I would put it on hubs phone because he is terrible about texting and driving. He is one of those people that feel like people just can’t wait for him.

It’s a huge No-No to text and drive. In my area, the police are vigilant about it and would pull you over if they saw you. It’s not worth the pain and suffering that would come in the aftermath of a texting accident. I would never do it. Actually, I don’t even know how anyone can text and drive at the same time… Dangerous and stupid!

Thank you for sharing this app. While I never text and drive, I do have some friends that do, I always fuss at them when they are doing it while Im in the car with them. Im going to share this app with them-thanks!

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